Specimen label must contain the date the sample was collected and the legible name of the person who collected the sample.

Container type

Red top or clean container

Amount to Collect

5 mL fluid

Sample type

Body Fluid

Preferred volume

1 mL fluid

Min. Volume

0.2 mL fluid

Units

mg/dL

Normal range

Stability

Room temperature 8 hours, refrigerated 2 days, frozen at -20C 1 week

Turn around times

4 hours

Additional information

As normal samples are not available for validating the performance of this assay, the UCSF Clinical laboratory makes no claims with regard to the accuracy of the result.

All results will be appended with a disclaimer: "The reference range and other method performance specifications have not been established by the UCSF Clinical Laboratory for this body fluid. The test result must be integrated into the clinical context for interpretation."